Early healing
Month 1 of 18
Day 9 after a hair transplant: Lighter every day
Each wash should leave fewer crusts. The skin underneath is pink, which is normal new skin. Swelling and bruising should be gone or nearly gone.
What you can do now
On day 9
What's typical
- Fewer crusts
- Pink skin
- Mild itching
Call your clinic if you notice
- Fever, pus, a bad smell, or redness and warmth that spread.
- Grey, purple or black patches bigger than the small crusts around each graft.
- Pain that gets worse each day instead of easing.
In the GraftKeeper app, Check a symptom walks you through what to do.
Not yet reviewed by a doctor — verify with your clinic.
Sources
- Hair transplantNHS, 2023
- A hair transplant can give you permanent, natural-looking resultsAmerican Academy of Dermatology, 2026
- Hair transplantation surgeryIndian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2008
- Complications in Hair TransplantationJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, 2018